Deborah Genato, who pleaded guilty in the multi-million-dollar scheme, told a jury under cross-examination that she learned about Quon’s tip from her boss, Lisa Kim, who ran a company that managed several HOAs linked to the six-year conspiracy that began in 2003.

Bret Whipple, the defense lawyer who questioned Genato on the witness stand, did not press her for a name, and a Justice Department prosecutor later avoided the subject.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Mahan outside the presence of the jury refused to allow Whipple to discuss the allegation with a Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter during the trial or to release government documents on the subject that were provided to the defense. Mahan said a protective order bars both sides from making public investigative documents. Read more: